Sonia Labarinas

Sonia Labarinas, MD serves as Assistant Professor in the Children's Heart Institute, Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, while holding dual leadership roles as Associate Director of Extracorporeal Services and co-director of the Cardiac Heart Institute pediatric ECMO program since 2023.

Her academic foundation includes:

• Medical Degree from University of Lausanne, Switzerland
• Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care Fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children's Hospital
• Multiple fellowships at Children's University Hospital of Geneva covering Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Neonatology, and Onco-Hematology

Dr. Labarinas' research program centers on high-acuity pediatric critical care scenarios, with primary focus on ECMO optimization, transfusion protocols in critically ill children, and oncology-related critical care challenges. Her work bridges clinical practice with evidence-based protocols for extracorporeal life support systems and blood product management in vulnerable pediatric populations.

Analysis of her 7 published articles (2008-2020) reveals consistent emphasis on technical innovations in pediatric critical care, particularly anticoagulation management during ECMO, respiratory support strategies for transplant patients, and toxicological applications of extracorporeal resuscitation. Her scholarship demonstrates interdisciplinary collaboration across cardiology, oncology, and toxicology domains while maintaining clinical relevance to PICU practice.

No scientific awards are documented in the available records.

Current information does not specify graduate student mentorship activities or externally funded research grants.

She directs operational aspects of the pediatric ECMO program and Extracorporeal Services team, focusing on protocol development and clinical implementation of advanced life support technologies for critically ill children with cardiac conditions.